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Going into a fantasy draft, it's always a good idea to have a game plan for victory. Take some time before the draft to evaluate the players in the draft and which type you'd like to have on your quad and what types of players you want to avoid. There is more than one way to build a successful fantasy team but to have a dominant team, you must have everything in order and your opinions clear before the draft so that when twists and turns happen, you are ready in an instant to make a educated decision. I highly recommend making some notes on players on your cheat sheets prior to the draft. Focus and then attack...
Making the Choice Between Scoring in Bunches and Consistency...or NEITHER The biggest question is, would you like to keep games close or have decisive victories? Depending on how you like your ulcers served, you can win alot of championships either way. This is more of a personality profile but you need to make a decision on one of three types of teams, the consistent team, the scoring in bunches team, or the hybrid team.
The Consistent Team If you like to spend your late-Sundays and Mondays sweating out game outcomes, this is the team for you. The key to success with having a great consistent team is to get players that are, on average (FP/game), superior to those of your opponents. The thought process is that if your total average score is greater than that of each team you face, you should win most of your games. Fundamentally, this approach is sound. You really need to have everything in order and have a good knack at scouting players.
The Scoring in Bunches Team If you like to put away your opponent by 7pm on Sundays or be able to come back from huge deficits (or get blown out when everybody lays an egg), a scoring in bunches team is just what the doctor ordered. Think of this team as the "upside" team. When you are looking at players to draft, you should have a pretty clear understanding that certain guys are just not going to have those HUGE games and some guys could break out a 3 TD performance in any given week. Santana Moss is a perfect example of a guy who can score in bunches. Every year, he has a game or two where he comes up huge. In these weeks, he can carry a team to victory. The idea behind the scoring in bunches team is that if you have a roster full of these guys, somebody is going to step up each week.
The Hybrid Team Having consistency is nice but so is the capability to have some explosiveness. Having a blend of both types of players can serve you very well. For example, if you can put LT with a bunch of solid but not superstar producers, you will win a bunch of games just based on the numbers. Having a hybrid team is normally accomplished (by most managers) by drafting the best player available and figuring out at the end of the of the draft that you have a hybrid team. Plan out your strategy when drafting and you'll see if your philisophy works or not.
Conclusion It is not as important what type of team you decide to have but to stick to a philosophy and know your players going into a draft. Many leagues are won on draft day and when you are evaluating players to select, think about which player matches up with your team's identity and which will help carry the game plan to the championship.
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